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Apartment to Let
"To Let" or to "Not Let"
the question evaded mind
troubled, till it got,
the answers it sought to find
The place that once bustle
hay, in its own time
made it difficult to let go
To let go was not in design
"to let" it out was an expression
that suited the purpose and deemed kind
lets talk about it structure and paint
lets entice some buyers
lets invite suitable tenant
Its windows told me a tale
tale of sleepless night
when there was only moon in sight
and loneliness prevailed
it stairs goes up right
built between a narrow passage
they takes stairs of flight
and fright, the one who is scared to climb
climb the vertical heights
Robert Sullivan lived above
he sold bicycles throughout
still his repair may not interfere
you can pull your drape and sleep sound
The "To let" said a rusted story
Resting in a rusted terrains
The rusted board stood still
it battled many rains
and suffered many winds
it told the whole saga in three simple words
it is not early if not too late
dust and corrosion made it fret
here stood a build of brick and mortar
with white blinds and corroded bars
The rusted board that stood still
It said- Apartment To Let!
Go for the kill!
Once upon a Hollywood studio
majestic, giant, of glamorous portfolio
Productions sank
profits tanked
The building needs to salvage
all the mortgage to bank
It was my abode, my dear
close to my heart, very near
before my financial lunacy beget
I will advertise it in open market
It is my apartment and
it is "Apartment to Let".
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Thank you for reading my instant poem... Do let me know if there's a particular part of it that touched your heart and if yes, which one. Appreciate your feedback. Helps me to become a better writer for my readers :)
ReplyDeleteIt was my abode, my dear
ReplyDeleteclose to my heart, very near
Loved these lines and also the way you have woven your memories around the apartment. :)
Very creative. Loved the poem. Especially the lines "Its windows told me a tale
ReplyDeletetale of sleepless night".
Its windows told me a tale
ReplyDeletetale of sleepless night
when there was only moon in sight
and loneliness prevailed
reminds me of my first apartment and watching the moon-- a very powerful and beautiful piece. I like it!
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ReplyDeletelove your blog so much
A challenge to explore the mind with a prompt. Love the way your thoughts converged in the poem, Ekta!
ReplyDeleteI liked the last paragraph. Nice one Ekta.
ReplyDeleteFor me its very difficult to say anything, becoz its a v nice poem.
Cheers,
Nishchal
http://whatsupbollywood.wordpress.com
Loved it , Nice
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ReplyDeleteWritten with so much care. I liked how it rhymed perfectly at few lines... that adds up to joy of reading a poem. The lines I liked the most are -
ReplyDelete"The place that once bustle
hay, in its own time
made it difficult to let go
To let go was not in design"
It's not easy to write with so ease and beauty when you've something very crisp to express. :) It was awesome to read this.
Nice poem Ekta...you won my vote here :)
ReplyDeleteThe image and poem complement each other ...and you make me realize that I need to pen down a poem soon :)
The last paragraph is the highlight of this poem and a perfect way to conclude too.
ReplyDeleteLoved the flow of words Ekta! :)
Wonderful take on the prompt.....Your lines truly compliment the lovely pic. :) :)